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Lygdamis
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(Λύγδαμις; Lýgdamis).

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[1] Tyrant of Naxos, 6th cent. BC

Aristocrat from Naxos, assisted Peisistratus after the second exile (c. 546 BC) in regaining rule in Athens from Eretria (Hdt.1,61,4; [Aristot.] Ath. Pol. 15,2). In appreciation, the latter subjected Naxos and installed L. as tyrant there (cf. Hdt.…

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Kierdorf, Wilhelm (Cologne), “Lygdamis”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 24 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e713130>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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